Mark Townsend

Britain to Send Hundreds More Troops to Iraq, Says Defence Secretary
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:40
Hundreds more British troops are being sent to Iraq next month to bolster the fight against Islamic State (Isis) militants, compounding fears of “mission creep.”
Raped, plundered, ignored: central Africa state where only killers thrive
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 14:58
Colombian cocaine ring targeted by UK
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 00:00
Prosecutors have drawn up a hit-list of targets connected to the powerful Cali cartel following evidence linking them to the supply of drugs throughout Britain
Colombian 'hit' that set off a UK cocaine war
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 00:00
A drugs baron from Liverpool built up a £200m fortune through his links with the Colombian cartels. But when he tried to cheat the South American traffickers, he was brutally assassinated by a contract killer